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Reflection on Broader Crossing Activity 金协 Xie Jin After the discussions with Ryan and Sang, I revised my essay. Firstly, I gave out a clear definition of the fate and freedom, which I would talk about in my essay, in the first paragraph. And I used more evidents and examples for the film to support...

Fate and Freedom ーA review of Mona Lisa Smile and And the Spring Comes Final Fraft 180212 金协 Xie Jin Fate is something determinded by a supernatural power and beyond people's control while freedom is the power of self-determination attributed to the will, or the quality of being independent of fate....

Dear Xie J., Thank you for taking the time to respond to my confusion over the symbolism of spring and winter in your analysis. Your consideration is intriguing that the Winter season and tones of Winter persist throughout the film, and symbolize the struggling economy and lack of artistic interest...

Dear Ryan, Thank you for spending time answering my questions. I do really agree with your ideas. Actually there are atill many discriminations all over the contemporary world. And I disagree with these discriminations and stereotypes. I think that we should always have the aspiration for equality a...

Dear Xie, I appreciate you spending the time to share your reflection and analysis on these two films. I enjoy how you have taken two major principles - namely, fate and freedom - and shown how they are interwoven throughout both films. You are careful, also, in drawing contrast between the two pro...

Hi Xie J, Very well written! I really enjoyed your essay learning your perspective on the movies. You have very well delivered the idealistic features of Mona Lisa Smile and the harshly realistic features of And the Spring Comes in a cohesive way. Reading your essay, I've strongly agreed with your ...

Good job, Ryan. Your essay has a clear focus. I like the way you argue for your views. You use the words spoken by Mr.Hu in the And the Spring comes and it is really a fascinating start. Your language is also very nice. I suggest you to go deeper in some points. For example, why does the patriarchal...

Good job! I really like your descriptions of the two films, Sang. You discovered many points that I didn't notice when I was watching the films. I also like the structure of your essay. You divided the essay into three parts and made it clear. But I suggest you to write deeper in the third part of y...

Fate and Freedom A review of Mona Lisa Smile and And the Spring Comes 180212 金协 Xie Jin Mona Lisa Smile starring Julia Roberts as Katherine Ann Watson, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, directed by Mike Newell, released in 2003, tells a story of the girls who break the chains and set th...